Besides, when Guo Jia saw Cao Cao asking about him, he replied: "We have already caught up with us. I have asked people to spread the news so that the people in Jiangdong know."
Cao Cao nodded with satisfaction and said, "Then just sit back and wait for Jiangdong to take the bait!"
However, he was also a little pity.
Previously, when Yuan Shu sent an envoy to ally with Lu Bu, Lu Bu backhandedly sent Yuan Shu's envoy Han Yin to Xudu to prove his determination not to ally with Yuan Shu.
The person who sent Yuan Shu's envoy Han Yin was called Chen Deng, who was the eldest son of Chen Gui, the head of the Chen family of the Xiapi family in Xuzhou.
This Chen Deng had shown his loyalty to him.
He may have promised him that as long as he returns to Xuzhou and helps divide Lu Bu's army, he will soon conquer Xuzhou eastward.
If the Eastern Expedition succeeds, they will continue to seize Guangling County in Xuzhou, which was occupied by Jiangdong.
After taking Guangling County, the Chen family was allowed to grow in Xuzhou, and Chen Deng was appointed as the prefect of Guangling.
Now, I can only feel sorry for him.
Sacrificing one of the Xiapi Chen family to earn a life of longevity is a good deal.
However, Chen Deng, whom I had talked to, was quite talented and discerning, and he had Lu Bu under his control.
If Lu Bu had not had Chen Gong by his side, Lu Bu would have died countless times.
It would be great if Chen Deng could join his subordinates.
But now I can only miss it.
Thinking of Chen Gong, Cao Cao squinted his eyes, and a murderous intention surged into his heart.
I have always treated Chen Gong like a brother and sister, even treating him better than Xun Yu and Cheng Yu at one time.
After all, he came to him when he was most in danger.
However, his passion was let down by him.
He actually dared to take advantage of the fact that he was avenging his father and marching eastward to Xuzhou, betraying himself, joining forces with Zhang Miao and others to welcome Lu Bu, a reckless man, into Yanzhou to take charge.
Thinking that he almost lost the foundation he had finally obtained and ended up in the same situation as Liu Bei, Cao Cao's back teeth almost broke.
Chen Gong.
Just wait for me!
If I catch you someday, I won't let you go easily!
You are the first and the only one who dares to betray me, Cao Cao!
Xiaopei.
late at night.
There were only a few soldiers guarding the city wall.
Even the soldiers guarding the city dozed off while patrolling.
Outside Xiaopei City, a dark figure quietly came from a distance.
Surprisingly, they were Liu Bei, Guan Yu, and Zhang Fei.
Behind the three people were three thousand soldiers dispatched from Cao Cao's camp.
The feet of these soldiers were tied with thick straw to prevent them from making too much noise when walking.
In the afternoon, when Liu Bei, as the vanguard, arrived at Dangshan first, he had already sent scouts to Xiaopei to investigate Xiaopei's movements.
The person currently guarding Xiaopei is called Cao Xing. He is a partial general under Lu Bu. He has no reputation and mediocre martial arts. It is said that he can be a good bowman.
I also saw Liu Guan and Zhang when he was under Lu Bu.
Don't take him to heart.
According to the news obtained from the scouts, Lu Bu did not seem to have received the news that Cao Cao was marching eastward!
This is also normal.
This time, Cao Cao led his army to march eastward to Xuzhou, but he marched in a hurry and took narrow roads.
Except for deliberately selling information to Jiangdong to let Jiangdong know their whereabouts, others should not have gotten the information so quickly.
Cao Xing was also unprepared.
During the day, the defense on the city wall was loose, and there were only less than two hundred city guards.
The people in the city were also normal, and they seemed not to know that Cao Jun was approaching.
If they had known, the people in the city would have fled long ago.
Or they were forcibly retained by city officials to defend the city.
However, in this case, the people are all trembling with fear, and they can see the clues at a glance.
Now the people are no different, which proves that Cao Xing was indeed careless.
This is why as soon as Cao Cao ordered his troops to set up camp in Dangshan, Liu Bei invited him to fight and capture Xiaopei.
Rush to the city.
Seeing that there were indeed very few guards on the city wall, and they were lax in taking precautions. They didn't even notice when they were so close. Liu Bei's eyes flashed with cold light.
Lu Bu, you took Xuzhou from me. Today, I will take it back again!
Liu Bei waved his arm vigorously.
Suddenly, three thousand Cao Cao's soldiers behind him pressed down and rushed up quickly carrying ladders.
Ladders were put up on the city wall one after another.
It wasn't until Cao Cao's soldiers climbed up the city wall that the city defense soldiers on the wall discovered it. They all said in horror: "The enemy is attacking!"
However, it's too late!
Cao Cao's soldiers swarmed up the city wall and killed all the city defenders.
Several soldiers rushed to the city gate and opened it.
Liu Bei, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei rode their tall horses and rushed into the city gate first.
No one is more familiar with Xiaopei than them.
There is only one main road in Xiaopei leading to the government office.
He went to the government office, killed Cao Xing before he could react, and took his head to Xiapi to see Lu Bu!
Liu Bei rushed into the city gate first.
As soon as he rushed through the barbican and entered the city, he shuddered.
So quiet!
How could the people in the city not hear the fighting on the city wall just now?
Liu Bei quickly reined in his horse and signaled the soldiers behind him to stop.
Zhang Fei was also a little suspicious and said: "Brother, why do I feel something is wrong? I feel like I have been trapped?"
Liu Bei's expression suddenly changed.
Even my third brother feels this way, so that’s right!
Liu Bei hurriedly said: "The rear army has become the front army, get out immediately!"
However, Liu Bei's words were too late.
As soon as his words came out, in front of him, countless torches lit up from private houses.
The enemy troops rushed out like a tide and rushed over directly.
Guan Yu rushed forward and said: "Brother, retreat first, I will take the rear!"
Soon, Guan Yu was surrounded by enemy troops.
The soldiers around him were already dead and wounded.
Liu Bei was about to withdraw from Wengcheng, and when he saw Guan Yu, he was about to withdraw.
But Guan Yu said: "Brother, leave me alone and get out quickly!"
Liu Bei then turned his head and continued to withdraw with the army.
Guan Yu was surrounded by enemy troops, rushing left and right, but he couldn't break out.
On the contrary, the horse beneath him had been wounded in dozens of wounds.
As the two big men wielded their machetes and slashed at the legs of the war horse, the war horse let out a mournful cry and fell to the ground.
Guan Yu fell off his horse and continued to charge.
At this moment, dozens of figures rode over from the city on war horses.
The leader was a tall, strong man wearing a suit of armor. He looked to be in his mid-twenties and had a heroic look on his face.
This man's name was Zhang Liao, whose courtesy name was Wenyuan. He was from Mayi, Yanmen, and served successively under Ding Yuan, He Jin, and Dong Zhuo.
After Dong Zhuo was killed, he followed Lu Bu.
Currently, he is the Prime Minister of Lu State under Lu Bu's account.
When Liu Guan and Zhang were in Xuzhou, Zhang Liao and Guan Yu hit it off and became as close as brothers.
What happened today was actually Chen Gong’s arrangement.
One route to invade Xuzhou is to invade Pengcheng from Xiaopei, and then directly to Xiapi.
The other route is from Guangling through Dongyang County and Xutai County, and then to Xiapi.
Chen Gong asked Lu Bu to lead his own army and station himself in Dongyang County to prevent Jiangdong from attacking from Guangling.
Zhang Liao and Gao Shun were stationed at Xiaopei to prevent Cao Cao or Yuan Shu from attacking from Xiaopei.
During the day today, a young man from a wealthy family in the city went out hunting on horseback. He spotted a large army in the direction of Dangshan Mountain from a distance and immediately reported to him.
So, he teamed up with Cao Xing and Gao Shun to devise an "empty city strategy" to lure the enemy into the city.
He led an army to block the attack from the city.
Gao Shun and Cao Xing formed an army and stationed outside the city.
Once the enemy troops in the city retreated, Gao Shun and Cao Xing rushed out and attacked him from both sides.
The plan was indeed successful.
But I didn't expect that this enemy soldier turned out to be Liu Guanzhang!
Zhang Liao didn't have much affection for Liu Bei and Zhang Fei, but with his relationship with Guan Yu, how could he be willing to watch them die in his own hands?
Seeing that Guan Yu was surrounded tightly and could not escape no matter what, and would be killed sooner or later due to exhaustion, Zhang Liao stopped outside the encirclement, sighed, and signaled to the flag bearers following him to stop attacking and get out of the way.
The flag bearer was busy waving the flag.
The soldiers besieging Guan Yu immediately stopped attacking and got out of the way.
Zhang Liao looked at Guan Yu who had already killed him, got off his horse, led his own horse forward, put the reins into Guan Yu's hands and said: "Yun Chang, you have fallen into our scheme. Xuande Gong and your third brother are here." The city will also be surrounded. Are you Cao Jun? I never thought that you would join Cao's thieves."
"Ride this horse and quickly find Cao Cao for reinforcements."
"If it were any later, I'm afraid Duke Xuande and your third brother would also die in the battle."
"The other group of people responsible for the ambush include Gao Shun's trapped camp."
"You understand, that is the power that only my lord can mobilize. He will not listen to me."
Guan Yu's eyes narrowed slightly.
Trapped in camp?
He was finally driven away by Lu Bu in Xiaopei because of joining the trapped camp.
There are nearly a thousand people trapped in the camp, each equipped with heavy armor, long and short weapons, bows and arrows.
He suffered a lot from being trapped in the camp.
After thanking Zhang Liao, Guan Yu quickly mounted his horse and galloped out.
He did not doubt Zhang Liao's words.
If you fall into the camp, if you don't move reinforcements, none of your eldest brother, third brother, and Cao Cao's three thousand troops will be able to go back!
As soon as Guan Yu rushed out of the city, he saw that the three thousand soldiers of Liu Bei, Zhang Fei and Cao Cao who had left the city first were surrounded by trapped camps and thousands of troops!
Fortunately, Liu Bei and Zhang Fei are not in danger for the time being.
Guan Yu glanced at Liu Bei and Zhang Fei with some worry, bypassed the trapped camp, rushed out, and went straight to Cao Cao's camp in Dangshan.
Liu Bei, who was fighting, noticed that Guan Yu was leaving alone, and hurriedly said to the flag bearer beside him: "Everyone gather together, don't separate, and fight towards Dangshan Mountain!"
The flag bearer waved the flag.
Cao Cao's soldiers quickly gathered.
While Liu Bei was killing the enemy troops, he roared: "Soldiers, our reinforcements are on the way. Follow me and fight out!"
(End of chapter)
